Movement Patterns Adventure
Athletics
•Year 2
•6 Lessons
This unit introduces Year 2 students to the foundational athletic skills of running, throwing, and jumping through progressive challenges that build confidence and competence. The emphasis is on developing spatial awareness, power generation, and movement quality whilst maintaining the playful, exploratory nature essential for this age group. Through varied activities and obstacle challenges, students discover how their bodies can move efficiently and safely in different contexts.
Lessons in This Unit
6 lessons in this unit
Lesson 1
Big Question:
How can we move safely and cleverly around others while collecting objects?
Key Objectives:
- • To develop spatial awareness when moving around others
- • To practice quick directional changes while maintaining control
Lesson 2
Big Question:
How can we use the power in our legs to move faster and change direction more quickly?
Key Objectives:
- • Recognise powerful actions and how to create power with our legs
- • Explore different ways to generate power to start different actions such as running, jumping, hopping, striding
Lesson 3
Big Question:
How can we combine different movements to complete challenging obstacle courses whilst improving our fitness?
Key Objectives:
- • To participate in obstacle relay challenges with speed and control
- • To perform burpees, floor thrusters and crab kicks with correct technique
Lesson 4
Big Question:
How do we choose the best type of throw for different situations and targets?
Key Objectives:
- • To participate in three different throwing games and understand when to use different throws
- • To use a variety of throws (rolling, underarm, overarm) according to the requirements of different games
Lesson 5
Big Question:
How can I use quick feet movements to become a faster sprinter?
Key Objectives:
- • To copy and repeat actions with accuracy to use quick feet whilst sprinting
- • To show quick feet actions for sprinting with increasing control
Lesson 6
Big Question:
How can we create exciting balance sequences that combine stillness and movement?
Key Objectives:
- • Perform a variety of static and dynamic balances with control and precision
- • Identify and explain the key differences between static and dynamic balance